Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Click to the media page on tikitender.com to hear my live call in segment on the Island Time Radio Show, hosted by Dennis King and streamed worldwide on wbwc.com. National Daiquiri Day! I share two classic daiquiri recipes between some great trop rock. Listen to the entire clip to hear two brand new songs by Al Jardine of the Beach Boys, a great cover of "Banana Republics" by Mike Aiken, and Captain Nick's "Flagler Beach Is The Place To Be". A great tune by The Beach Bums that really needs to be on the Golden Lion Cafe music player!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Today is Daiquiri Day! Legend has Jennins Cox creating this cocktail in Cuba when he ran out of gin while entertaining guests.

Just in time for Island Time Radio! A repost below from last year about this time, with two classic daiquiri recipes. Enjoy!

Friday, July 17, 2009ClassicCocktails: The DaiquiriMuch easier to make than it is to spell the Classic Daiquiri can be a challenge to those who haven't taken the time to learn the history of cocktails. "Created" in the early 1900's, this classic cocktail is actually very similar to the grog that British sailors drank. *Spoiler Alert!* A Daiquiri is NOT a frozen drink unless it is ordered as such.

The Classic Daiquiri, a favorite of John F. Kennedy & Ernest Hemingway, isbelieved to have been created near Santiago, Cuba.

Try these recipes:

Daiquiri

8 parts white rum

2 parts lime juice

1 part simple syrup

Combine all ingredients in a shaker half-filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Dream of the days when Cuba will be open for tourism.

Daiquiri Old Style

Fill a tall glass with cracked ice. Pour a teaspoon of sugar over the ice.Add the juice of one or two limes to taste. Yes, I mean freshly squeezed limes.Pour two or three ounces of rum over the ice. Stir with a long-handled spoonuntil the drink is thoroughly chilled. Enjoy. Don't even look at the blender.

A server tonight had a large party with multiple checks, most drinking margaritas. When she dropped checks on the table one guest said "I only had one margarita, you must have put one of hers (points) on my bill by mistake." The server smiled and said "Let taken care of." When she asked the guest who was a margarita light for her bill she responded "You gave me my bill, make the bartender pay for the extra margarita."

Country star Kenny Chesney once sang about his want for "the sun and the sand and a drink in my hand." If he looked hard enough he would have found the Golden Lion Cafe in Flagler Beach.

Situated just feet from the rolling tides of the Atlantic Ocean, the Golden Lion has come to represent everything that's wonderful about the island lifestyle: great food, great drinks, great conversation and, of course, the beach. Mark Woods, bar manager at the Lion, has been working at the local hangout since June of 2005. "The main thing about the Lion is our location," says Woods who also goes by the fitting moniker, "TikiTender." "It's a great casual spot to relax with friends and enjoy the sights and sounds of Flagler Beach."

OK, but aside from the Jimmy Buffett-approved locale, what else is going on at the Lion?